The Irish standard., 1887-02-19
VISITING THE ASYLUM.
rrible Examples Of the woeful Effects
of the D;sorganized Human Mind.


..this man is sad case. Brain unbal-
anced for long time. Congenital
insanity from birth. Some way got into
the habit of keeping even the smallest
promises he made-even when he lost
money by it. If he told you he'd pay
you on certain day, he so far forgot
himself as to do it. 1t was a bad prec-
edent in the community in which he
lived. Was adjudged insane by jury
of his peers and sent here; case incur.
able
I shuddered, for I had some symp.
tons myself of his malady, but on fur.
ther reflection found that had not
enough 10 be considered dangerous
man, and felt better.
''This man," continued the doctor,
mo. 1926, is clear daft; was q physic-
ian with good practice. Got to telling
patients just what allied them, and gave
them the wrong kind of medicines from
the start, such as shortened their sick
ness weeks, and recklessly lost money
by the hundreds. Evident he was clear
of. Physicians proved he was incap-
able of practicing, and had him
brought here. Very strange case.
Only one we've had"
He certainly was an object of pity.
''Editor in that cell. Couldn't
bullyrag and belittle opposition edi-
tor. Swore to his true circulation:
wouldn't pitch into the opposite can
didate, and make him out an able
bodied horse-thief. Got gone on the
truth, and wouldn't have any thing
else in his paper to make it readable
Espoused the cause of right in every
thing. A melancholy case and no
signs of Improvement
"Here we have beautiful young
lady, rich, who spent a year in Paris
and actually came back without
French wardrobe. She would sit in
company and never allude to her visit
there. Evidently her mind was af-
fected, because she failed to remember
enough French words to use three or
four in each sentence. Seemed to for.
get about calling on Countesses,
Duchesses, etc. A most peculiar
case."
Hooked on her with compassion.
.'No. 231O. Lost his mind after
marriage. Spoke we'll of his wife's
mother. Treated her with high con-
sideration. Went so far as have her
come and live with him and made it
pleasant for her, and was proud of it.
Clear case.
.sHere is woman who developed
distaste of being on the street to the
neglect of her house duties. Could
see no pleasure in tending to other
peoples avocations, and imbibed
weakness for her own affairs. Said
she would believe nothing against her
neighbors until she had the positive
proof. Very eccentric. Never COM
pared dresses with other women who
passed on the street, and did not have
mind enough[to be envious of a costlier
bonnet Unbalanced permanently.
Society proclaimed that it was danger
Gus to have her out of restraint.
"No. 1915. This hotel clerk had
softening of the brain, with strange
hallucinations that the travelling pub
lie must be treated as human beings.
Evinced timid disposition to cringe
and answer pertinent questions in a
servile manner. Told right time of
trains, and wouldn't hold guests over
even apologized to guests when any
thing went wrong: and got so awful
silly that he would often smile. For
got his position completely. Came
here on landlords Recommendation.
We are trying hard to work cure.
Not dangerous, but slow.
"Case 1929. Soldier with weak
mind. Memory clear gone. Can't
recollect his exploits in the war. Never
talks loudly about them in crowd,
andnever wrote columns about it in the
papers. Decidedly off his base of sup
plies. Intellect good other ways.
::.No. 2319 Young lady. Peculiar
mania. Averse to going to every pub
lie ball Went stolidly straight ahead
gaze and remarks of dudes. Was so
melancholy she couldn't giggle or
laugh aloud in company. At home.
actually did the work and let her moth
er rest. No apparent relief in condi-
tion of the patient.
.sThis case was a grocer. Early
showed incapability. Told which was
butter and which was oleo. Used
scales that balanced, and measured
idiotically correct. He drew the Curl
Gus puolic there to see him. Danger
Gus man to be at large. Jury of en-
ightened grocerymen could not help
finding him guilty.
Cease 26O2. Marble agent. Hope
lessly insane. Always waited till after
man was dead to 60 and sell tomb
stone. Never told the wife her hus-
band was best friend he ever. had.
when he had never heard of him, or
that his loss was greatly mourned by
the whole county. Never showed a
big design of little monument, and
could not sell marble for granite.
Shall we go into the next ward? Some
funny men''-.-
1 excused m yself. I had seen enough
of the woeful effects of the disorganized
human mind to satisfy me, and I sadly
left, with the firm determination to
conduct myself in such a manner that
Iwould never be invited to occupy one
of those cells in the capacity of guest
-Ihcoda0inkle BroaDn, IN Detroit Fret
Press.
An English magazine proposes that
instead of giving name to every child,